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U.S. Authorities Uncover Migrant Smuggling Network Tied to IRGC-Linked Individual
U.S. Authorities Uncover Migrant Smuggling Network Tied to IRGC-Linked Individual

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An Iranian national living in New York pleaded guilty Tuesday to running a migrant smuggling operation that brought people into the U.S., including at least one person tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), federal prosecutors said. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Sharon Gohari, a naturalized American citizen ...

UAE Blacklists 21 Individuals and 5 Lebanon-Based Entities, Including Al-Qard Al-Hassan
UAE Blacklists 21 Individuals and 5 Lebanon-Based Entities, Including Al-Qard Al-Hassan

This is Beirut 12/05 22:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Arab Emirates has expanded its domestic terrorism sanctions list, designating 21 individuals and five Lebanon-based entities over alleged links to Hezbollah, according to a cabinet resolution issued this week. The decision, under Cabinet Resolution No. 63 of 2026, is part of what the UAE described as efforts to strengthen regional and ...

Trump Warns Iran of Decisive Action, Signals No Need for Chinese Mediation Ahead of Beijing Visit
Trump Warns Iran of Decisive Action, Signals No Need for Chinese Mediation Ahead of Beijing Visit

This is Beirut 12/05 22:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Answering questions from the press before departing for China, U.S. President Donald Trump outlined a series of strong positions regarding Iran, its nuclear program, and the ongoing regional tensions. Trump said he intends to hold an extended discussion with Chinese President Xi Jinping concerning the war involving Iran, suggesting that the issue ...

U.K. Defence Secretary: Britain Commits £115 Million, HMS Dragon and Typhoon Jets to Hormuz Security Mission
U.K. Defence Secretary: Britain Commits £115 Million, HMS Dragon and Typhoon Jets to Hormuz Security Mission

This is Beirut 12/05 20:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United Kingdom has announced a significant military contribution to a planned multinational maritime mission aimed at securing freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy corridor frequently exposed to regional security tensions. Speaking during a virtual multinational summit of defence ministers, UK Defence ...

U.S. War Costs Against Iran Rise to $29 Billion as Pentagon Seeks Additional Funding
U.S. War Costs Against Iran Rise to $29 Billion as Pentagon Seeks Additional Funding

This is Beirut 12/05 19:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States has spent an estimated $29 billion on military operations tied to the war with Iran, according to testimony delivered Tuesday before Congress, as senior Pentagon officials defended both the financial and strategic costs of the ongoing campaign. Appearing on Capitol Hill for a series of budget hearings, Jules Hurst III, the ...

Iran's Guards hold military drills in capital as ceasefire teeters
Iran's Guards hold military drills in capital as ceasefire teeters

This is Beirut 12/05 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards held military exercises in the capital, Tehran, to prepare for any confrontation, state media reported Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump warned a ceasefire in the Middle East war was on the brink of collapse. The drills involved the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or IRGC, the ideological arm of Iran's ...

Israel Sent Iron Dome Batteries, Personnel to UAE: U.S. Ambassador to Israel
Israel Sent Iron Dome Batteries, Personnel to UAE: U.S. Ambassador to Israel

This is Beirut 12/05 14:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel sent Iron Dome air defense batteries and personnel to operate them in the United Arab Emirates during the war with Iran, the U.S. ambassador to Israel said on Tuesday. "Can I say a word of appreciation, deep appreciation and admiration, for the United Arab Emirates?" Mike Huckabee said during a conference at Tel Aviv University. "They ...

Oil Prices Jump, Stocks Retreat on U.S.-Iran Deadlock
Oil Prices Jump, Stocks Retreat on U.S.-Iran Deadlock

This is Beirut 12/05 14:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Oil prices rallied and stock markets fell Tuesday as investors braced for further volatility after talks appeared to stall on ending the war in the Middle East and reopening the Strait of Hormuz to tanker and cargo ship traffic. Iran's chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran's latest peace plan or face failure after U.S. ...

Kuwait and Bahrain Announce New Cases Linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
Kuwait and Bahrain Announce New Cases Linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

This is Beirut 12/05 13:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Kuwaiti authorities announced Tuesday the arrest of four suspected infiltrators allegedly linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), accusing them of attempting to enter the country by sea to carry out “hostile acts” against the Gulf state. According to Kuwait’s Interior Ministry, the suspects admitted ...

Hezbollah Secretary General Calls for Indirect Negotiations and Rejects Disarmament
Hezbollah Secretary General Calls for Indirect Negotiations and Rejects Disarmament

This is Beirut 12/05 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In a written statement released Tuesday, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem rejected calls for the group’s disarmament and urged a return to indirect negotiations with Israel in place of the ongoing direct Lebanese-Israeli talks. “We will not leave the battlefield, and we will turn it into hell for Israel,” Qassem declared. ...

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